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Turkey Deploys Two Warships To SNMG-2
TCG Giresun passing through Istanbul in 2014. Photo: Yörük Işık. Gabya class frigate F-491 TCG Giresun and Tuzla class patrol boat P-1201 TCG Karaburun has been deployed to Standing NATO Maritime Group...
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Turkish Navy Is Taking Part In Deniz Kurdu 2017
On 13 May 2017 Turkish warships set sail to participate in annual Deniz Kurdu exercise. The exercise is held in Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean Sea and will continue till 26 May 2017. The purpose of...
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M/V Orca 2 Collided With Russian Navy Landing Ship Yamal
The damaged Yamal in Sevastopol. All damage seems to be on the superstructure. There is no visible damage to the hull. That is good. Photo: Artem Balabin. I might be mistaken but the damaged area...
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Fire On Board TCG Beykoz
TCG Beykoz sailing southward through Çeşme Strait. This photo was taken in November 2017. In the early morning hours on 13th January 2018, a fire erupted in the engine room of the corvette TCG Beykoz....
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Turkish Coast Guard Rescues 275 People, During Search And Rescue Exercise
Dost class OPV, TCSG Güven acted as the flagship for the Turkish Coast Guard units taking part in the exercise. Turkish Coast Guard rescued 275 illegal immigrants from the sea on 6 different occasions...
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Turkish Navy EOD Team Destroys An Old Mine
The deadly catch. Photo: Balıkesir Haber Ajansı This week a fishing boat operating off the coast of Ayvalık, Balıkesir found a mine in its net. They have informed the Coast Guard and the harbor master....
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What Does The Exercise Mavi Vatan Mean?
Today, 96 ships of various types and 7 submarines sailed away from their ports this morning as the naval exercise Mavi Vatan started. Mavi Vatan means Blue Motherland (or Fatherland or Homeland...
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The Participants In Mavi Vatan Exercise
Regular readers of this blog will know, that I like to name the units that are taking part in an exercise. It is not easy to identify the participating units to the Mavi Vatan naval exercise. First,...
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The Participants In Mavi Vatan Exercise (Part 2)
An update to the major units taking part in the exercise Mavi Vatan: Legend: Green means confirmed participant. Red means confirmed nonparticipant. Small landing craft and auxiliaries taking part in...
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Turkish Coast Guard RHIB With Thermal Camera
It is interesting to note that the Turkish Coast Guard changes the configuration of hardware of small vessels depending on the region they are operating. The above photo shows two small RHIBs of the...
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